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Viewfinder: Magnus Carlsen Wins the World Chess Championship Again

Defending world champion Magnus Carlsen, a Norwegian, plays opponent American Fabiano Caruana in the final game of the World Chess Championship on November 28th, 2018, in London, England.

Pacific Standard Staff

Viewfinder: A Joint NATO Military Exercise in Norway

A picture taken from a United States Marines C-130 transport aircraft shows the area near Brekstad, Norway, during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Trident Juncture 2018 exercise on October 31st, 2018.

Pacific Standard Staff

Cod heads hang to dry near Unstad beach in the Lofoten Islands within the Arctic Circle on April 17th, 2015.

Environment

U.S. Helps Establish an Arctic Fishing Moratorium

A new 16-year ban on commercial fishing will give the world time to develop a sustainable management plan for the region.

Bob Berwyn

Northern lights (aurora borealis) illuminate the sky over Reinfjorden in Reine, on Lofoten Islands, Arctic Circle, on September 8th, 2017.

News in Brief

The Week in Photos: From a Protest Rally in Delhi to International Diplomacy in Athens

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

Pacific Standard Staff

A stretch of jungle, scorched for agricultural use, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Environment

Legislative Loopholes Could Be Helping Norway Fund Deforestation in Congo

A Rainforest Foundation UK briefing highlights very weak governance in the country, which means there is limited ability for the government to control its forest resources and to implement effective planning and management.

Morgan Erickson-Davis

Demonstrators hold banners during a meeting of Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg with Brazilian President Michel Temer in Oslo on June 23rd, 2017.

Environment

Brazilian President Temer’s Trip to Norway Marked by Tense Protest

Norwegian government officials are warning Temer that his country risks losing millions in financial aid that Norway pays to Brazil to help rein in deforestation in the Amazon.

Mike Gaworecki

Social Justice

The Last Reindeer of Norway

In the most remote corner of the country, the Sámi people draw their life and their identity from husbanding reindeer. That lifestyle and identity are now disappearing.

Alex Dropkin